Indiana Pacers widen NBA lead as Heat lose to Nets

AP, INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana

Sun, Jan 12, 2014 - Page 19

Indiana widened their lead atop the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Eastern Conference with a powerful defensive performance to rout Washington 93-66 on Friday, while nearest rival Miami suffered another Big Apple defeat, being beaten by Brooklyn in double overtime.

Among the day’s other games, Kyle Korver’s late free-throws steered Atlanta past Houston 83-80, the Clippers recorded their biggest-ever win over the Lakers in the clash of Los Angeles rivals, and Stephen Curry’s late basket lifted Golden State over Boston.

Indiana’s David West scored 20 points and C.J. Watson had 16 for the league-leading Pacers, who used an 11-3 run in the third quarter to draw clear of Washington.